The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with a 63 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, at a 68 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, compared with four on Thursday with prices of three rising, three declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 203,979 shares for US$7,961, down from 558,299 units at US$24,736 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 18,544 shares at US$724, down from 139,575 stocks at US$6,184 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 97,289 units at US$52,342, just below the 102,445 stock units at US$55,722 on the previous day and higher than for February that ended with an average of 95,098 units for US$6,755.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 10.20 points to close at 265.43.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.31 of one cent to finish at 2.49 US cents, with trading of 121 shares, Margaritaville remained at 8 US cents after it closed with an exchange of 421 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 39 US cents with trading of a mere 30 shares. 
Productive Business Solutions slipped 24.99 cents to close at 97 US cents, with 105 units changing hands, Proven Investments advanced 0.19 of a cent and ended at 8 US cents with traders dealing in 7,265 stocks, Sterling Investments rose 0.02 of a cent to end at 2 US cents, after 72,314 units passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to finish at 6.4 US cents with investors swapping 100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents, with 8,764 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.07 of one cent to close at 4.41 US cents with investors dealing in 114,651 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.20 after a transfer of 200 shares and AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1, with 8 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.